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January 07, 2008
I'm a snob
I didn't really ever think I would turn out to be a snob, but I am. I'm a food snob, wine snob, coffee snob, and even a city snob. It's hard being a snob living in Fresno. There's just so much to be snobby about. The problem is there's not enough good stuff though. I'm a coffee snob, therefore, living in fresno has caused me to stop drinking coffee becuase there isn't any coffee good enough to bother drinking. I have resorted to a new drink all together, from starbucks of all places (where I would have never visited in seattle - but it's the only consistency i've found). I now drink a grande earl grey soy misto.
The other day I walked into work at the bike shop and there were some fliers on the front counter for fresno's first alley cat race. I couldn't stop laughing. I mean there aren't even any bike messengers here, at all, not a single one nor a need for one. I know, you have to start somewhere. Someone has to organize the first alley cat. But wouldn't you know it's being put on by a bike shop, so surely they are doing it just as an advertising scheme because the bike business has been slow.
Will I attend this race? I'm really not sure yet. It would be fun to laugh at all the little skinny college-boy hipsters that are going to think they are so freakin' cool. Some racer will probably end up winning. It's not as if there are actual alleys to cut through and secret short-cuts to make your ride faster.
Anyway, I get called a snob a lot lately. I think I'm okay with this. My response is, "I know what I like and I like what I know (and I like tomato and mayonnaise sandwiches [okay, not really, that's a line from Harriet the Spy])."
Posted by meloknee at January 7, 2008 10:36 PM